Paul R. Cranston

Attorney Paul R. Cranston

Representation from a "Top 100" Lawyer

Paul Cranston has dedicated his practice to helping injured people and
their families, and families of victims of wrongful deaths, obtain compensation
for their injuries, losses, harms and other damages.
He holds an "AV Preeminent" Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubble - the highest possible rating for both legal ability and ethics. Paul
was also selected by the
National Trial Lawyers as a "Top 100" trial lawyer possessing the knowledge, skill, and success held by only the finest trial
lawyers in the U.S.

Primary Practice Areas:

Serious Personal Injuries

Wrongful Death

Auto Accidents

Truck Accidents

Medical Malpractice

Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse

Work Place Injuries

Insurance Disputes

Unmatched Experience & Skill

Attorney Paul R. Cranston is an experienced personal injury attorney. He
has been litigating personal injury and wrongful death cases for over
29 years. Paul has extensive experience in, and has achieved significant
success in obtaining compensation, for individuals and families in various
types of serious personal injury and wrongful death cases, including,
but not limited to, victims of automobile accidents, workplace accidents
(including coal mine injury and death cases such as representing families
of miners killed in the Sago Mine Disaster), premises liability, nursing
home neglect and abuse, medical malpractice, fires and explosions, defective
products and other serious personal injuries and wrongful deaths. Paul
has handled many personal injury and wrongful death cases that resulted
in recoveries in excess of one million dollars.

Bar Admissions:

West Virginia (1989)

Experience:

1995 to Present

Cranston & Edwards, PLLC, Morgantown, WV

Paul Cranston has been handling serious personal injury and wrongful death
cases for over 29 years. Paul co-founded Cranston & Edwards, PLLC
in 1995 and focuses his practice on helping injured people and their families,
and families of wrongful death victims, recover the compensation they
deserve in all types of personal injury and wrongful death cases, including,
but not limited to: Automobile Accidents. Truck Accidents, Medical Malpractice,
Work Place Accidents, Fires and Explosions, Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse,
Unsafe Premises, and other injuries/deaths caused by someone else's negligence
or other wrongful conduct.

Paul strives to get the best possible results for all of his clients.

1988 to 1991Steptoe & Johnson, Morgantown, WV

Began as law clerk during summer of 2nd year of law school in 1988 and accepted employment as an associate attorney
after graduating from law school in May 1989. As an attorney with this
law firm, Mr. Cranston carried a large case load of civil defense cases,
including defending various types of personal injury cases on behalf of
insurance companies (where he gained invaluable experience in dealing
with insurance companies).

1987 to 1988Honorable Franklin D. Cleckley, Morgantown, WV

While in law school, Mr. Cranston worked as a law clerk for Franklin D.
Cleckley in his private practice of law, assisting on various criminal
and civil cases.

Education:

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

Business (Accounting Specialty)

B.S. in Accounting - 1986

West Virginia University College of Law

J.D. - 1989 (Morgantown, West Virginia)

During law school, Mr. Cranston was a member of the Moot Court Board, was
named to the Order of the Barristers, and represented the West Virginia
University College of Law in the prestigious "National Moot Court"
competition

Associations / Memberships:

West Virginia State Bar Association

West Virginia Association for Justice

Personal:

Attorney Cranston resides in Morgantown with his wife, Bobbi, and two children,
Alexandra and Andrew, where he enjoys sports and other family activites,
and has played an active role in youth sports in the Morgantown area,
including coaching numerous baseball, basketball and soccer teams and
serving on the boards of Cheat Lake Baseball, Cheat Lake Basketball and
West Virginia United Soccer Club.